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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31616729084 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • laagstepotbank@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Million" <barrybankernlinnn@mail2world.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:06:03 -1000
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER

Euro Millions Lottery.
Hoge Wei 28, 2011 Zaventem,
Belgium.
Euro Millions are Affiliate of Belgium National (BNL).

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON 1,000,000.00 EUROS.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of Euro Millions, which was held
on the 20th, December 2006. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket
number: 05-32-44-45-50 (01-08), with Prize Number (match 3): 106000009 drew
a prize of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros). This lucky draw came first in
the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake.

You will receive the sum of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) from our
authorized bank. Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes, including
the time limited placed on the payment of your prize: 1,000,000.00 Euros, we
advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential until
your funds: 1,000,000.00 Euros have been transferred to you by our bank. You
must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with the
release of your funds to your person.

This program has been abused severally in past, so we are doing our best to
forestall further occurrence of false claims. This sweepstake was conducted
under the watchful eyes of 8,000 spectators. Your e-mail address attached to
e-ticket number 05-32-44-45-50 (01-08), was selected and; it came out first
by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail addresses (personal and
corporate e-mail addresses). This program is sponsored by CFI to compensate
faithful internet suffers around the globe. Congratulations for becoming one
of the few lucky winners.

With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next
sweepstake of 5Million Euros. You must claim y our prize: 1,000,000.00
Euros not later than 7 days from the moment you receive this e-mail. In
order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim from the bank; please
contact them immediately, and quote your winning and personal information
now, and in all your correspondence with the bank.

Here is the contact information:
Bank: Laagste Heypotheekofferte Bank. N.L.
Attention: Mark Garvin.
Karspeldreef 6A, 1101 CJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
E-mail: laagstepotbank@aim.com
Telephone: +3161 672 9084.
Fax : +3184-726-0275

Furnish them with the following:
(i). your name(s),
(ii) Your telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Your contact address
(iv) Your winning information (including amount won).
Congratulations. Yours Faithfully
Vjertis Von Adrian (Ms.) CPA.
Coordinator: Euro Millions.

Anti-fraud resources:

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